Pakistan

Chronology of Coverage

Jul. 30, 2015

Pakistani authorities report Malik Ishaq, leader of banned Sunni extremist group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and suspect in sectarian killings, died during attack of police convoy by armed supporters attempting to free him. MORE

Jul. 29, 2015

Afghan government officials and Taliban representatives will meet for second round of peace talks in Pakistan, raising hopes two sides will soon end Afghanistan conflict. MORE

Jul. 17, 2015

At least four civilians are killed and several more wounded when Indian and Pakistani security forces clash along defacto border in disputed Kashmir region. MORE

Jul. 10, 2015

American drone strike in eastern Afghanistan kills two senior Pakistani militants who pledged allegiance to Islamic State. MORE

Jul. 9, 2015

Peace talks arranged by Pakistani officials between Afghan government and Taliban end with agreement to meet again, raising hope that end to Taliban revolt in Afghanistan is underway; optimism from Murree meeting gives rare political win to Afghan Pres Ashraf Ghani who maintains there could be no peace without help of Pakistan, and was criticized for effort. MORE

Jun. 27, 2015

Pakistani Taliban group issues warning that K-Electric power company will be targeted if Karachi continues to suffer power failures, blaming heat-wave-related deaths on company; statement seems aimed at garnering public support for militant group, which suffered in eyes of public after massacre at Peshawar school in 2014. MORE

Jun. 26, 2015

Devastating heat wave afflicting Karachi, Pakistan, has logged death toll of 1,000, leaving country's financial and commercial capital in state of panic and crisis. MORE

Jun. 26, 2015

Op-Ed article by Mohammed Hanif describes how convergence of heat wave in Pakistan and adherence to rules of fasting during month of Ramadan has led to nearly 1,000 people dying in Karachi; notes city has far higher death toll than other areas in country, despite experiencing lower temperatures, due to fact there is little shade and water is scarce; lays blame for deaths in piety enforced by city law and city's contempt for working poor. MORE

Jun. 25, 2015

Temperature drop in Karachi, Pakistan, signals hope that heat wave is abating; merciless temperatures, reaching 113 degrees Fahrenheit, or 45 degrees Celsius, have been responsible for 800 deaths in four days; fatalities have prompted government to close offices and institutions and local Islamic religious leader to issue rare fatwa permitting sick Muslims to forgo annual Ramadan fasting. MORE

Jun. 24, 2015

Torrid heat wave hits Karachi, Pakistan, killing at least 650 people as temperatures soar to 113; national hospitals are overwhelmed and army sets up emergency treatment centers in streets. MORE

Jun. 23, 2015

Pakistan announces that aid agency Save the Children can continue its work in country but on smaller scale and under stricter financial scrutiny. MORE

Jun. 23, 2015

Government of Pakistan declares emergency as heat wave with temperatures reaching to 111 degrees Fahrenheit leaves at least 260 people dead in area around city of Karachi. MORE

Jun. 19, 2015

Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent spokesman Usama Mahmoud posts pictures on Twitter that appear to show American aid worker Warren Weinstein before he was killed in American drone strike in Pakistan. MORE

Jun. 17, 2015

Bangladesh's Supreme Court upholds death sentence of top Islamist party leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed for murder and other crimes against humanity conducted during 1972 war of independence against Pakistan. MORE

Jun. 13, 2015

Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Pakistan's interior minister, issues warning to foreign organizations in country that they will face increased scrutiny and may be expelled if they fail to adhere to unspecified rules and laws; warning comes day after authorities sealed Islamabad offices of NGO Save the Children for alleged 'anti-Pakistan' activities; crackdown on NGOs is occurring amid clampdown on freedom of expression and movement. MORE

Jun. 12, 2015

Pakistani authorities shut down office of aid group Save the Children and orders its foreign staff members to leave country within 15 days. MORE

Jun. 11, 2015

Pakistani prison authorities execute Aftab Bahadur for murdering three people in 1992 when he was teenager, despite mercy pleas by rights activists and religious leaders and information found by death penalty opposition group that two witnesses recanted their statements and declared Bahadur innocent. MORE

Jun. 9, 2015

Documentary film Every Last Child tells story of health workers' efforts to distribute polio vaccine in Pakistan and Afghanistan against opposition of Taliban and religious extremists; countries remain last strongholds of disease that has been eliminated in other parts of world. MORE

Jun. 6, 2015

Pakistani officials say court has released eight of 10 Taliban gunmen who were accused of conspiring in 2012 attack on schoolgirl activist Malala Yousafzai, who survived and went on to receive Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 for her advocacy for education of girls. MORE

Jun. 5, 2015

Human rights groups are concerned about Pakistan's quick pace in executing death row prisoners since December 2014 removal of six-year moratorium on death penalty; figure estimated to be between 135-150 executions so far in 2015 is higher than any full year in a decade. MORE

Jun. 2, 2015

Indian Army reports that four militants were killed in gun battle in state of Jammu and Kashmir on disputed border with Pakistan. MORE

May. 31, 2015

May. 31, 2015

Saba Imtiaz Lives interview with Muhibullah, artist who made his living creating colorful painted trucks in Pakistan; Muhibullah made good living painting NATO supply convoys from 2004 to 2010 but was forced to quit business altogether when convoys ceased. MORE

May. 28, 2015

Investigators in Pakistan, with help of Interpol and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, arrest Axact chief executive Shoaib Ahmed Shaikh and four company executives on fraud, forgery and money laundering charges; company, which claimed to be Pakistan's largest software exporter, is accused of having run a global diploma mill, making millions of dollars through hundreds of fake online education websites. MORE

May. 26, 2015

Representatives of Afghan government and former members of country's old Taliban government attend meeting in China with hope of encouraging formal peace negotiations; meeting is organized by China as well as Pakistani officials, who both have interest in ending Afghanistan's 13-year civil war. MORE

May. 24, 2015

Number of senior journalists at developing Pakistani television network Bol resign, led by editor in chief Kamran Khan, due to scandal involving parent company Axact's profiting from sales of fake diplomas. MORE

May. 23, 2015

Pakistani investigators, politicians and media have stepped up scrutiny on practices of Karachi-based software company Axact; company founder Shoaib Ahmed Shaikh is set to be interviewed by government investigators over accusations that company has made money by selling degrees through fictitious online schools. MORE

May. 22, 2015

Michiko Kakutani Critic's Notebook concludes Osama bin Laden was fixated on West and American imperialism judging by Al Qaeda leader's collection of books, periodicals and letters found in his Abbottabad, Pakistan, bunker, seized in 2011 Navy SEAL raid. MORE

May. 22, 2015

Documents seized in Navy SEALS raid on Osama bin Laden compound in Pakistan in 2011 reveal that Al Qaeda leader was considering relocating in months before SEALS stormed compound and killed him. MORE

May. 20, 2015

Pakistani investigators raid offices of software company Axact in Karachi, which came to attention for operating global diploma mill that made millions of dollars from network of fake online schools; New York Times reported links between company and at least 370 websites. MORE

May. 20, 2015

Editorial examines revelation that Pakistani company Axact ran global empire of bogus educational websites that made millions while issuing meaningless degrees; argues breadth of fraud gives Congress and regulators all the reason they need to begin exposing similar 'degree mills'. MORE

May. 18, 2015

Investigation reveals that sprawling online education empire of roughly 370 websites maintained by Pakistani software company Axact is almost entirely fraudulent, reaping tens of millions of dollars per year by peddling bogus degrees; founder Shoaib Ahmed Shaikh, who has emerged as media mogul in his home country, has denied accusations of fraud and that his company is supported by Pakistani government. MORE

May. 14, 2015

Gunmen open fire on public bus in Karachi, Pakistan, killing at least 43 people;Taliban splinter group Jundullah takes responsibility. MORE

May. 9, 2015

Pakistani officials say military helicopter crashed, killing seven people, including ambassadors from Norway and Philippines. MORE

May. 1, 2015

Pakistani court sentences 10 men to life in prison for 2012 shooting of Malala Yousafzai, teenage activist who defied Taliban by advocating for girls' education and received 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts. MORE

Apr. 30, 2015

Waheed ur Rehman, assistant professor at University of Karachi in Pakistan, is shot to death by four gunmen on motorbikes; Rehman completed doctorate under liberal scholar who was slain in September after being accused of blasphemy, raising possibility killing was vigilante attack. MORE

Apr. 25, 2015

Counterterrorism officials say general success of American drone strikes over years in targeting and killing Al Qaeda's top leaders in Pakistan have significantly weakened the militant group; say Qaeda's leadership is now likely more focused on survival rather than plotting attacks on West. MORE

Apr. 25, 2015

Sabeen Mahmud, director of popular arts center The Second Floor, is shot and killed in Karachi, Pakistan, shortly after hosting contentious discussion about human rights abuses in region. MORE

Apr. 24, 2015

News Analysis; death of American aid worker Warren Weinstein in January drone strike highlights technology's unsettling imprecision, and raises hard questions about Pres Obama's reliance on their use; independent investigations reveal far higher rate of civilian casualties in drone offensives than government has disclosed; deaths have bolstered critics who say strikes involve unacceptable level of guesswork and unintended destruction. MORE

Apr. 24, 2015

Central Intelligence Agency first became aware of botched drone strike in Pakistan when six bodies were pulled from rubble rather than expected four; still, it took weeks before agency confirmed deaths of American Warren Weinstein and Italian Giovanni Lo Porto in attack; so-called 'signature strikes,' which do not require identification of human targets and which were supposedly suspended by Pres Obama in 2014, have been criticized for their high civilian death toll. MORE

Apr. 24, 2015

Officials disclose that January drone strike in Pakistan claimed lives of American aid worker Warren Weinstein and Italian man Giovanni Lo Porto, who were both held hostage by Al Qaeda; Pres Obama issues rare personal apology for deaths in attack meant to wipe out Al Qaeda compound; grave error came despite months of surveillance and marks a searing moment in controversy surrounding drone war and targeted killings. MORE

Apr. 24, 2015

Pres Obama announces that California native Adam Gadahn, al Qaeda translator and spokesman, and another American-born Qaeda leader, Ahmed Farouq, were killed in January in separate strikes against terrorist targets in Afghanistan-Pakistan border region. MORE

Apr. 24, 2015

Family of Warren Weinstein grieves over his death in American counterterrorism operation against Al Qaeda, which had held him hostage since 2011; remember him as compassionate aid worker who worked tirelessly to improve living conditions of Pakistani people. MORE

Apr. 24, 2015

Friends and colleagues recall life of Italian aid worker Giovanni Lo Porto, who was killed along with American hostage Warren Weinstein during United States counterterrorism strike at Al Qaeda compound in Pakistan in January. MORE

Apr. 23, 2015

Richard C Holbrooke, Obama administration's former special diplomat for Afghanistan and Pakistan, is subject of documentary The Diplomat, to debut at Tribeca Film Festival. MORE

Apr. 23, 2015

Editorial examines China's promised $46 billion investment in Pakistan to create new 'Silk Road' economic corridor connecting China to Europe and the Middle East; asserts while plan could bring much-needed development to Pakistan, nation's history of corruption and incompetence necessitates skepticism; expresses hope that project will bring greater stability to region. MORE

Apr. 22, 2015

India says it intercepted Pakistani boat off its west coast that appeared to have about 500 pounds of heroin aboard, worth almost $100 million. MORE

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Rescuers at work in Gujranwala District, Punjab Province, after a section of a railway bridge collapsed. The derailment sent four cars carrying soldiers into the water and left at least 12 people dead. The authorities denied reports that the bridge was dilapidated and said they were looking into the possibility of sabotage.